ladrillo

brick

noun lah-DREE-yoh Rare

Usage Note

Ladrillo refers to a fired clay brick used in construction. The diminutive ladrillazo can mean a blow with a brick, and colloquially a very boring book or film is called un ladrillo. The word is always masculine: el ladrillo, los ladrillos.

Examples

"El albañil colocó el ladrillo con cuidado."

Natural Translation

The bricklayer placed the brick carefully.

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